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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Effects of sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-48

Legal proceedings brought by an organisation representing the employees or by an organisation representing the platforms are subject to the conditions set out in articles L. 2262-9 to L. 2262-13. Any…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-26

For avocats au Conseil d'Etat et à la Cour de cassation and avocats, except where they act as fiduciaries, the person responsible for responding to any request from the department referred to in Artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-111

…rticles of association comply with the requirements of articles 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. They also state:1° The surname, first names and domicile of each par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-72

The Articles of Association comply with the requirements of articles 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 de la loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966. They also state: 1° The surname, first names and domicile of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-24-1

Each of the trade union organisations representing students in the third cycle of medical, odontology and pharmacy studies at national level may designate, each semester, two students in this cycle wh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1639 A bis

I. - Deliberations by local authorities and competent bodies relating to direct local taxation, other than those setting either the rates or the products of taxation, and other than those instituting…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe (closed-end investment companies whose shares are traded on a financial instruments market)

Article L214-137

Articles L. 22-10-62, the first paragraph of Article L. 225-210 and Articles L. 225-211 and L. 22-10-64 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to SICAFs covered by this sub-paragraph.A SICAF cover…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personnel.

Article L5323-4

…gency that could compromise their independence.The aforementioned employees are subject to articles 25 to 25 octies of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 relating to the rights and obligations of civil se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R613-26

I. - Pursuant to article 66 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 referred to in II of article R. 613-25, the judicial representative shall notify known creditors that they are required to declare…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-26

…applicable, completed the training period under the conditions provided for in II of article R. 811-25 are exempt from all the qualifying examination tests. They are entered on the list of court-appoi…

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